Lady Murasaki Shikibu wrote a novel called The Tale of Genji, which depicted court life during the Heian Period. The story tells of a prince named Genji and his quest to find love. It was important because it adds support to the theory that women from the Heian Period A. created some of the best literature of early Japan. B. had much more social freedom than women of later periods. C. were not taken seriously by male scholars and writers. D. had to conform to very strict gender roles.
